HR Manager

TEESSIDE (Ref 756) PERMANENT FULL or PART TIME, 4 DAYS

up to £50k fte doe, Hybrid and flexible working

As HR Manager, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the performance, engagement, and wellbeing of colleagues, by providing the best support, training, and development opportunities. As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, you will oversee two direct reports across the HR and Administration functions, ensuring high quality service delivery and effective operational support across the organisation. The role is varied and includes -

Strategic Leadership:

• Develop and implement People strategies that align with the business's mission and values.
• Ensure employee engagement, talent management, wellbeing and leadership development drive actions that improve the culture.
• Support managers to ensure that all employee relations case work (including complex cases) are managed efficiently, ensuring alignment with best practices and legal standards.
• Manage people data throughout the employee lifecycle efficiently and in line with Data Protection legislations.

Inclusion, Diversity, and Equality:

• Lead initiatives to create a diverse and inclusive workplace, collaborating with the Inclusion, Diversity & Equality Lead.
• Ensure diversity and equality are embedded in all HR practices and policies.
• Monitor and report on diversity metrics, adjusting strategies as necessary.
• Provide insights and strategic direction on people-related matters.

Team Support:

• Work together with the direct reports to provide day-to-day guidance and practical support to managers.
• Train managers on delivering effective performance feedback and implementing improvement strategies.
• Work closely with managers to ensure that their teams can balance delivering high-quality services with maintaining personal wellbeing.

HR Initiatives:

• Ensure the provision of a suitable Employee Assistance Programme, reviewing and evaluating its effectiveness.
• Conduct regular reviews of market salaries and benefits to ensure competitiveness.
• Oversee employment terms and conditions to ensure compliance with legal standards.

HR Operations:

• Manage HR operations, including recruitment, onboarding, performance management, employee relations and offboarding.
• Ensure that all HR policies and procedures are current and compliant with legal requirements.
• Provide expert HR advice to managers and employees.

Experience and Qualifications required:

• CIPD member, ideally level 7
• Experienced HR Manager, ideally within a small HR function
• Experience of reviewing and implementing HR Information Systems
• Up to date Employment Law knowledge
• Ability to build strong trusting relationships
• Proficient Microsoft Office skills